PURPLE PASSION
Oct 10, 2018
3 minutes
Words Kerry Boyne
Of the 500-odd members of its sprawling genus, Passiflora incarnata is among the hardiest, undoubtedly one of the prettiest and, to top it off, possesses significant medicinal powers. Also known as maypop, this is the Passiflora we are referring to when we talk about the herb passionflower.
Despite the name, this plant has nothing to do with arousing passion — quite the opposite, really. Passionflowers have religious associations with the suffering, also known as “the passion”, of Christ. Various parts of the flower
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